DE29820576U1 - Shelf elements that can be variably combined - Google Patents

Description

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Variable combinable shelving elements

The invention relates to shelving elements that can be variably combined to form shelves, display cases or even free-standing shelving combinations that are accessible from all sides. In particular, shelving elements of different sizes can be combined with one another in such a way that the individual compartments in the finished shelving combination can be advantageously adapted to the objects to be placed therein.

According to the state of the art, various grid furniture elements or shelf elements are known, each of which can be hung variably in support ladders. The grid dimension is determined by the distance between the ladders.

DE 296 20 862 Ul specifies a compartment construction with variable compartment structure as furniture or other container in which different compartments can be arranged in a given grid, whereby the individual compartments have a corresponding drilling pattern and are connected to each other by screw connections.

The object of the invention is to provide variably combinable shelf elements that can be combined relatively freely to form shelves or similar containers with little technical effort.

The invention solves the problem by the features of claim 1.

Advantageous further developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims and are presented in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, including the drawing.

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The essence of the invention is that the shelf elements have connecting elements in a fixed grid and the external dimensions of the shelf elements can be freely selected independently of the grid of the connecting elements. The grid as a basic grid can be kept relatively small and in practice the actual grid of the connecting elements can be a variably selected multiple of the basic grid. It is also possible to combine shelf elements in such a way that free spaces are created that form a shelf opening but are not a shelf element themselves. Individual shelf elements can also protrude on all sides of the finished shelf combination.

Particularly suitable as connecting elements are form-fitting rails made from a C-profile and a T-profile. All elements can be used as connecting elements, such as opposing elements consisting of a mushroom-shaped head or a hook-like element and an opening to accommodate the head or the hook-like element. It is usually necessary that the interacting connecting elements can absorb vertical forces. This makes it possible to attach just one or some of several shelf elements to vertical building or stud walls, while the other shelf elements are held in place by the connecting elements.

In the case of the solution according to claim 5, the shelf elements are held together in a form-fitting manner by one or more double-T-shaped rails. Other connecting elements known as such can also be used, provided they are suitable for holding the walls of adjacent shelf elements together in a form-fitting manner, e.g. according to claim 6, clips that can be inserted in a form-fitting manner into suitable openings in the shelf elements.

In the case of the solution according to claim 7, at least one further part of the shelving combination can be attached to one wall without a shelving element having three walls being present. This wall can advantageously form bridges between distant walls.

The invention will be explained in more detail below using an embodiment.

The accompanying drawing shows in Figure 1 a shelf combination made up of variably combinable shelf elements according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows the shelf element 4 from Figure 1 in perspective.

Figure 3 shows a shelf element with shortened connecting elements and Figure 4 shows a shelf element with additional lateral connecting elements.

Figures 5 and 6 show solutions with a double-T-shaped rail.

Figure 7 shows a shelf element with a front panel. Figure 8 shows a solution with brackets as connecting elements.

Figure 1 shows an example of a shelving combination in which shelving elements 1 to 8 are randomly arranged next to one another. The shelving elements 2 to 8 each have four side walls at right angles to a building wall (not shown) and one side wall each in the plane of the building wall. The side walls in the plane of the building wall practically form the rear wall for the respective shelving element 2 to 8 individually, as well as for the shelving combination as a whole. It is advantageous to have uniform holding elements in the side walls in the plane of the building wall, in the example holes 10, so that the shelving combination can be easily held on the building wall.

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The shelf element 1 has only three side walls at right angles to the building wall. The shelf element 1 is therefore open at the top and also to the building wall, similar to a bookshelf. There is no separate shelf element between the shelf elements 2 to 6. Similar to a shelf element, the space 9 is only formed by the shelf elements 2 to 6.

The choice of materials for the individual shelf elements can be uniform: wood, plastic or metal, but also mixed. Different appearances can be achieved, particularly with the choice of colors.

Figure 2 shows the shelf element 5 from Figure 1 in perspective. The connecting elements are three T-shaped rails II on the upper side wall and three opposing C-shaped rails 12 on the lower side wall, into which the corresponding opposing connecting elements of the shelf elements 2 and 7 engage in a form-fitting manner (see Figure 1).

Figure 3 shows an example of a shelf element similar to the shelf element 4 in Figure 1 with the connecting elements T-shaped rails 11' and C-shaped rails 12' in a shortened version. In this version, the space between the individual shelf elements, which is required for the rails 11' and 12', can be covered with cover strips.

Figure 4 shows an example of a shelf element similar to the shelf element 7 in Figure 1 with the additional lateral connecting elements T-shaped rails 13 and C-shaped rails 14.

Figure 5 shows a solution according to claim 5. The shelf element 15 has as a connecting element on all walls except the rear wall in the plane of the building wall

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Slots 16 into which double-T-shaped rails 17
can be inserted in a form-fitting manner. A corresponding other shelf element with slots 16 can then be arranged on the other side of the double-T-shaped rail 17.

In Figure 6, a wall 18 according to claim is shown as an example. The wall 18 has as a connecting element
several C-shaped recesses 19 into which double-T-shaped
Rails 20, similar to those in Figure 5, can be inserted in a form-fitting manner to hold another corresponding shelf element. The C-shaped recesses 19, which are not used, can be filled with a
Cover strip 21 must be closed.

Figure 7 shows a solution in which the front panel has a front panel 22, so that in particular smaller

Objects cannot fall out of the shelf element.

Figure 8 shows a sectional view of a solution in which clamps 23 act as connecting elements and interact with corresponding recesses in walls 24 and 24' of the shelf elements. It is advantageous if the clamps 23 are inserted so far into the recesses in the
Walls 24 and 24' engage so that they are aligned at the front on the insertion side with the rear walls 26 and 26' of the shelf

elements essentially lie in one plane.

The invention is of course not limited to the described
This means that it is possible to form individual walls of the cuboid-shaped shelf elements, especially for the outer sides of the shelf combination, with special shapes, e.g. slanted or
circular, to be carried out.

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Connecting elements can also be present on all walls, so that spatial and free-standing shelving combinations that are accessible from all sides can be created.

Simple openings or doors can also be installed on the individual walls of the shelving units, especially on the front.

Claims (7)

Protection claims 1. A variably combinable shelf element consisting of cuboid-shaped shelf bodies (1 to 8) with at least three closed walls, of which at least one wall has a positive connection element, but preferably two identical or opposite connection elements, which can engage in a positive fit with corresponding opposite connection elements on other adjacent shelf elements and are arranged in a fixed grid. 2. Shelving elements according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the three closed walls is a vertical rear wall. 3. Shelving elements according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the positive-locking connecting elements are continuous or interrupted rails, wherein one of the cooperating positive-locking connecting elements is T-shaped at right angles to the longitudinal axis. 4. Shelving elements according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the positive-locking connecting elements are, on the one hand, a mushroom-like head or a hook-like element and, on the other hand, a corresponding opening for the positive reception of the head or the hook-like element. 5. Shelving elements according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the respective connecting elements on two adjacent walls of different shelving elements are designed as similar slots (16) and the opposite connecting The connecting element is a rail (17) which is double-T-shaped in the longitudinal axis and which can simultaneously engage in the slots (16) of the two adjacent walls and interacts with them as a positive connecting element. 6. Shelving elements according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that similar recesses are provided as a connecting element on two adjacent walls of different shelving elements, into which an opposite connecting element can engage like a clamp and interacts with these as a positive connecting element. 7. Shelving elements according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a wall has at least one connecting element on both sides, which can interact in a form-fitting manner with a corresponding opposing connecting element on an adjacent wall of other shelving elements.